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Sampson County updates solid-waste ordinance, approves spill-coordination policy and $25,000 rapid-response fund
Summary
The board voted to adopt an updated solid-waste ordinance and a spill coordination policy aimed at repeated animal-waste road spills; the county also approved a fee schedule and a $25,000 line item to pay cleanup contractors when responsible parties cannot be identified.
Sampson County commissioners on Feb. 2 adopted an updated solid-waste ordinance and an accompanying spill coordination policy to address repeated animal-waste spills on county roads. The package includes stronger transporter requirements, a formalized response protocol and a fee schedule to recover county costs, and a proposed doubling mechanism on penalties for repeat offenders.
Paul Allen, the county attorney, said the ordinance clarifies precedence among existing local ordinances and upgrades Article 7 (solid-waste…
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